Mr. Brashear's legal career began with a tour aboard the U.S.S. Philippine Sea (CG58). While aboard this U.S. Naval vessel, he defended the United States while visiting and taking in the cultural values of many other countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Italy and Greece. After completing his tour aboard U.S.S. Philippine Sea (CG58), Mr. Brashear had the pleasure of working with the Navy Legal Service Office Southeast Jacksonville, Florida; where he processed claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act. While in Jacksonville, he was also stationed with the Trial Service Office Southeast where he...

Kristin Williams Tiller was born in Houston, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas where she obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance in May 2005. Kristin received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Oklahoma City University School of Law in May 2009 and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas that same year. She is a member of the American Bar Association (Health Law Section member) and Houston Bar Association. She practices primarily in the areas of transactional law, business law and health law. Kristin enjoys volunteering with the Houston Livestock Show and...

Ms. Ada Ferrer has had a long and successful legal career helping individuals, companies, and non profits with a wide variety of legal matters. Ada began her legal career as a paralegal at Holt & Young, PC and then Barsalou & Sebesta, PC where she concentrated on real estate law and property owner’s associations. Ada attended the University of Houston Law Center where she worked as a student attorney in the Transaction & Consumer Law Clinic, interned for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, and worked as a law clerk for Evans & Fair. Upon graduating from law...

Benjamin L. Hisey was born was born in Gonzales, Texas. He received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in College Station in 2007 (B.S. in Rangeland Ecology), along with an undergraduate certificate in leadership study and development. While at A&M, Mr. Hisey was a member of the Corps of Cadets, Company D-2 and Parsons Mounted Cavalry where he acted as Commanding Officer from 2006-2007. Mr. Hisey then moved to Houston, where he received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Thurgood Marshall School of Law in May of 2010. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas that same year....

Paul's background as a Texas attorney is in Probate Litigation. His practice focuses on will contests, trust contests, contested guardianships, breach of fiduciary duty claims, right of survivorship accounts, determination of heirs, probate administration and guardianship administration. Paul also assists his clients with the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, family limited partnerships and other business entities.

Originally from Virginia, Ms. Cowart received her undergraduate degree from Bluefield College and relocated to Houston, Texas to attend South Texas College of Law. Ms. Cowart received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas in 2005 and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas that same year. Additionally, Ms. Cowart was admitted to the State Bar of Oklahoma in 2012. While attending South Texas, Ms. Cowart was a member of the varsity mock trial and moot court teams. Ms. Cowart received the best brief award at the J. Braxton Craven National Moot Court Tournament in...

John R. Gilbert joined his father, Ralph W. Gilbert’s practice in 1973, when they established the law firm of Gilbert & Gilbert. He has continued and built upon the tradition of client service and excellence in representation that has been a hallmark of the firm since its founding. Mr. Gilbert maintains a civil litigation and appellate practice focusing on commercial litigation, personal injury, and products liability. He has tried cases before state and federal courts on a range of challenging issues, and has handled a number of significant appeals. Mr. Gilbert’s practice includes serving as counsel for numerous...

Houston Estate Planning Attorney, We create Wills, Trusts,Corporations, Partnerships, LLC's and represent Individuals and businesses in Civil and Probate Courts. Mr. Shepherd has experience as a Police Officer, an Assistant Attorney General, An Assistant Regional Counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy and 39 years in the practice of law.

Martin C. Law is an associate in the litigation section of Patout & Shaw, PLLC. His primary practice areas are arbitration, mediation, oil and gas, commercial law, real estate litigation and development, construction law, and consumer transactions. While in law school, Mr. Law was awarded the Lawrence C. Hoff Jr. Memorial Scholarship and the Dean’s Scholar Award. Mr. Law actively participated in the school’s award winning advocacy program, which culminated in a first place finish at the 2013 FINRA/St. John’s Securities Dispute Resolution Competition. He was an active member in the Oil and Gas Law Society, the Environmental Law...

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Business laws include all municipal, state, and federal laws that regulate businesses and commerce. Some industries, such as finance, face specific laws and regulations that apply to those in the field. Businesses of all types also must conform to many regulations that apply across the board, such as environmental regulations and advertising laws.

A business lawyer can help you address the myriad legal issues that arise when you are starting a new venture, operating an established company, or winding up or selling a business.

Business lawyers handle a broad spectrum of legal issues that confront companies. For new ventures, a business lawyer can help with business formation decisions, including selecting the proper business form, such a partnership, LLC or corporation, or addressing financial compliance issues when raising capital. In addition, business lawyers can offer advice when reviewing leases, purchase agreements, and other types of contracts. Other issues covered in this practice area include employee compensation and benefits, building relationships with independent contractors and other entities, and compliance with relevant advertising regulations.

While most business lawyers deal in transactional work (contracts and forms), some also litigate business disputes that arise from transactional work. Business litigation attorneys may handle issues such as breach of contract claims, consumer class action lawsuits, and wrongful termination claims.

Business judgment rule:
a presumption that directors making a business decision, not involving self-interest, act on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that their actions are in the corporation's best interest.

Pierce the veil:
A court no longer affords a shareholder of a corporation the protection of limited liability when the corporation has neglected corporate formalities and intermingled assets between the shareholder and the corporation.